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Published: Thursday, April 12, 20076 Z! q6 h3 X/ f1 s: H& P, s
4 p6 W$ L3 h: R+ A" G: HEDMONTON — Southgate Centre today began a $108 million expansion to accommodate more than 30 new retailers and restaurants.
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The two-year project, facing 111th Street, will add 126,000 square feet of leasable space on the ground floor — and two levels of parking above.
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“Part of the redevelopment will include enhanced site lighting and closed-circuit TV security systems monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week,” said Southgate general manager Paul Fairbridge.
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; u3 f5 a. ]2 i+ z5 VIt also will include hotel-quality washrooms and private sitting rooms for nursing mothers.7 S/ R0 O$ e* w9 J
5 S7 Q) `8 s& O! UThe expansion is expected to create at least 500 new full-time and part-time jobs.% {( Z [0 q3 E# D9 C2 V
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Southgate, a 36-year-old mall located south and west of 51st Avenue and 111th Street, now has 130 stores and services. It is owned by Ivanhoe Cambridge, based in Montreal.7 \3 t$ e2 E# t. }5 u
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- S* H! E" {0 }; uAn artist's drawing of the expanded Southgate. |
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